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Red White and Blue Cupcakes

Red White and Blue Cupcakes are such a fun and easy treat! These cupcakes are perfect for the 4th of July or Memorial Day!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Decorating Time 10 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 553kcal
Author Lisa

Equipment

  • 3 Large Round Icing Tip Wilton 1A* (optional)
  • 3 Icing Piping Bags

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 box of white cake mix
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tbs vanilla
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 4 egg whites
  • ¾ cup M&Ms red, white, and blue optional

Red White and Blue Frosting

  • 2 cups Unsalted Butter slightly softened*
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tbs vanilla I like to use clear vanilla for this recipe
  • 10 cups powdered sugar
  • 10 tbs heavy cream ½ cup plus 2 tbs
  • 1 teaspoon Red Food Coloring I like to use gel
  • ½ teaspoon Blue Food Coloring I like to use gel
  • Star Sprinkles

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line your cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
  • Mix together, either by hand or in a stand mixer, the oil, vanilla, sour cream, heavy cream and eggs. Then mix in the boxed cake mix and M&Ms.
    1 box of white cake mix, ½ cup vegetable oil, 2 tbs vanilla, ¾ cup sour cream, ¾ cup heavy cream, 4 egg whites, ¾ cup M&Ms
    cupcake batter with M&Ms mixed in
  • Scoop the batter into your cupcake liners ¾ full, I like using a measuring cup.
    cupcake batter in liners before baking
  • Bake for 14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
    baked cupcakes
  • Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting.

Red White and Blue Frosting

  • In a stand mixer, whip your butter on medium high speed until the butter is light and fluffy. Then mix in the vanilla and salt.
    2 cups Unsalted Butter, ½ teaspoon salt, 2 tbs vanilla
  • Alternating between 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 tbs heavy cream, mix each in until fully incorporated. I recommend mixing this on medium low, then once all heavy cream and powdered sugar is add, turn the mixer on medium/high and whip for 30 seconds to add volume.
    10 tbs heavy cream, 10 cups powdered sugar
    vanilla buttercream on paddle
  • Divide frosting into three separate bowls. Fold in red food coloring to one bowl, blue to another, and leave the third white.
    1 teaspoon Red Food Coloring, ½ teaspoon Blue Food Coloring
    red white and blue frosting
  • Place your piping tips in the piping bags (or cut the corner off a piping bag*), then add each color frosting to its own bag. Pipe on the frosting in a circle, then repeat with the other colors. I like to alternate the colors then add sprinkles and stars.
    Star Sprinkles
    red white and blue cupcakes with decorations in background

Video

Notes

Tips and Tricks
  • *If you need to soften your butter fast, place it on a microwave safe dish in the microwave, turn your microwave to 30% power and microwave for 15 second intervals until soft.
  • *If the frosting is too runny, add more powdered sugar, 1 tbs at a time, to thicken it. If it’s too thick add more heavy cream, 1 tbs at a time until it’s at your desired consistency.
  • *Instead of dealing with 3 of the same piping tips I just cut 1 ½ inch off of 3 separate piping bags.

Nutrition

Calories: 553kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 63g | Vitamin A: 733IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 1mg